Lithographed and hand-colored map from Beers, Ellis and Soule's Atlas of New York and Vicinity, showing different district borders, property owner names, roads, waterways in Westchester County including Cortlandt: hand-colored light and dark pink, green, blue, and yellow throughout district borders; towns of Cortlandtville and Peekskill to Verplanck P.O. to Croton Landing (P.O.) are marked on map; Putnam Co. labeled at top; Hudson River marked on left side; Yorktown labeled on right side; and Croton Point and Bay marked at bottom; title on lower left corner "TOWN OF / CORTLANDT / Westchester Co. N.Y. / Scale 1 1/3 Inches to the Mile;" plate number "16" marked in upper right corner; shows manor house and Family Cemetery of Col. P. Van Cortlandt on map; has a decorative zigzag outer border; on reverse, in lower right corner is red and white sticker reading "SP. 8292 / 3/14/1950 / Whitman Bailey."
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Beers, Ellis & Soule
Date made
1867
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Inscription
Transcription
See description
Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Map 27b
SP. 8292
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
17-1/2 in
Width
14-7/8 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 17 1/2 x 14 7/8 in. (44.5 x 37.8 cm)
Material
Paper (wove), ink, Watercolor
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Paper is dark and brittle; large areas of paper loss around edges on both sides; upper and lower right corners are missing; several tears along bottom; pin holes on upper and lower left corners; and small foxing stains throughout.
Relationships
Related Entries
Notes
L.2004.43 - Map - Identical
General Notes
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28B